Beginning in mid-March Nourish Scotland is taking its Public Diners Exhibition to different galleries, libraries, halls across Scotland and hosting a series of suppers alongside this roadshow. More information on the Nourish website.
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Social Murder? Austerity and life expectancy in the UK
Join the ALLIANCE for a discussion with Dr. David Walsh and Professor Gerry McCartney as they share the evidence behind the decline in life expectancy and austerity policies. 3 April 2025 10.30 am – 12 pm Online More information and registration on the ALLIANCE website.
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Our Right to Food: Pakistani households in Scotland
Join Nourish for this in-person event to share what has been learned about monitoring the right to food for households belonging to this major food culture in Scotland. 2 April 2025 5.30 pm – 8 pm Strathclyde Students Union, Glasgow More information and registration on the eventbrite website.
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Public Sector Tendering: practical steps for Third Sector organisations
This event from CEIS will be of interest to third sector organisations wanting to move from grants to public sector contracts. Join this webinar to learn how to find contract opportunities, boost your chances of receiving invitations to quote for contracts under £50,000, and set up regular email updates on new opportunities. 2 April 2025 12 …
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Help to grow food
Help@ is a free advisory service from Get Growing Scotland for anyone looking to start or grow more food with others in their community. Offering specialist and technical advice, the service understands, enables, and can accelerate vital work that is taking root in communities across Scotland. More information on the Get Growing Scotland website
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Community wealth building bill
Community wealth building is an approach to economic development. It focuses on ensuring that economic wealth is generated, circulated and retained in local communities. The Bill, as introduced by the Scottish Government on 20 March 2025, would instruct Ministers to publish a community wealth building statement. This would set out the measures they intend to …
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Writing a Good Food Nation Plan: a brief guide for relevant authorities
The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 places a duty on Scottish Ministers and relevant authorities to produce Good Food Nation plans. This guide from the Scottish Government is intended to give an overview of the steps that relevant authorities should follow when writing these plans. The guidance is available on the Scottish Government website.
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CFHS e-bulletin March 2025
Our latest e-bulletin features information about our forthcoming webinar, Showcasing the Importance of the Community Food Sector, as well as news and events and information on topics such as food insecurity, Government policy, funding and training opportunities, food growing and more. You can view the March e-bulletin here.
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CFHS e-bulletin February 2025
Our latest e-bulletin features information about, and a link to, our user insight survey, as well as news about the latest webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the February e-bulletin here.
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Scottish Building Society Foundation
The Scottish Building Society Foundation aims to invest in the long-term future of communities in Scotland and is looking to provide financial support to charities and community groups. Apply by 7 April 2025. More information on the Foundation Scotland website.